Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module in key step

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India's latest space mission completed a key step in the country's second attempt at a lunar landing, with its Moon module separating from its propulsion section on Thursday.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed that the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, had "successfully separated" from the propulsion module six days ahead of a planned landing slated for August 23. (Video Courtesy of AFP)

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00:00 of the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 lander carrying a rover within it will be carried into an
00:13 orbit around the moon by the propulsion module.
00:20 [Music]
00:29 [Music]
00:30 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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